| TRP |
 Posted: March 13, 2008 - 10:18pm |
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This is NOT the show for THAT Music. It may be good but the people who watch American Idol want Elton, Aretha, Celine, Whitney, etc. It is what this show is. I am really into alternative, underground music and even I have never heard of those people, so I can guarantee the 12 year olds and grandmothers could care less about them! The producers would never allow something like that!
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| eddotheshrew |
| Posted: March 13, 2008 - 10:46pm |
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That "Stevie Wonder" song is not his song...he sang it...it was an original Beatles song. She just chose to do it the Stevie version because to her it seemed easier to sing it that way...and she thought Cowell would like it better...
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| Insane |
| Posted: March 13, 2008 - 11:03pm |
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Phil Collins needs to be FORBIDDEN from the American Idol song list. Those of us who were actually around in the 80's don't remember the music and think about Phil Collins unless it's his work with Genesis. Solo Phil = anti 80's.
I find it sad that contestants choose him for 80's themes. They should be rocking some Culture Club instead.
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| the_high_priestess |
| Posted: March 13, 2008 - 11:49pm |
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I agree with you as far as Stevie Wonder songs go. If I hear one more Stevie goat-vibrato rendition with a waveringly loud glory note at the end, I will toss my tv out on the street into the path of an oncoming semi truck.
I'm glad to hear songs I've never heard before on the show, NOT including the bad-poetry-set-to-lame-music songs chosen for the winners. I'd never heard "You Can't Do That" before Amanda sang it, and her version is the first song I've heard this season that I might actually pay to download. Even my mom, who dislikes most Beatles music, agrees with me. She had actually heard the song before, and said Amanda's performance totally turned that song on its head. And not even close to the way KKKristy's did with "Eight Days a Week".
My point is, I'd love to hear indie music on the Idol stage, but that, unfortunately, would not make for good ratings, and worse ratings means less money in the producers' pockets. So, not gonna happen, but at least Amanda can rock my socks, chile.
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| Ravenbomb |
| Posted: March 14, 2008 - 1:37am |
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I'd suggest Mike Patton since he's one of my favorite singers ever, but so little of his work would transfer to Idol unless they were doing a "Scream and do sound effects" theme week. And the times he does show off that he has a really great singing voice is usually a cover of someone else's song (see: "I Started a Joke" or Mondo Cane).
I think Duncan Sheik would be a good pick for Idol. "The Dawn's Request" in particular seems wide open for Idol-style oversinging.
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| BuffyGroupie |
| Posted: March 14, 2008 - 4:53am |
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I agree and yet I disagree. While it would be refreshing to see the Idols sing something new once in a while, the mere fact that the songs are so familiar to the masses is what makes this show go 'round.
Besides, if they are going to desecrate music, I prefer it to be stupid stuff like Phil Collins and Celine Dion.
Personally, I'm not happy they let these little kids muck about in the Lennon/McCartney songbook with their grimy little hands. They've gone and made it all nasty.
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| badmammerjammer |
| Posted: March 14, 2008 - 5:45am |
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I agree, anytime someone sings Phil Collins it never works out right. I don't even like to listen to Phil Collins sing his own songs.
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| dd51 |
| Posted: March 14, 2008 - 6:40am |
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for as much as idol may need an infusion of musical choices, it doesn't need this kind of stuff that the masses don't want to, and won't, listen to. there's no need to foist more boring songs on us.
this is a popularity contest, not an artistic one. and if you go by the ratings and the comments being made by rival networks, idol is an extremely successful and popular popularity contest.
what idol certainly doesn't need is performances of laconic andrew bird songs forcing people to reach for the remotes. this stuff would be great if NPR or PBS had a talent contest for their 17 viewers/listeners.
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| Scott Baio |
| Posted: March 14, 2008 - 6:53am |
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| Scott Baio |
| Posted: March 14, 2008 - 6:56am |
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Mike Patton's version of the Lionel Richie tune "Easy Like Sunday Morning" could be on Idol. Simon goes grocery shopping with Lionel, so he would love it. The rest of us? Probably not.
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This week was Beatles week. Ahem, Beatles week. John Lennon. Paul McCartney. So tell me… how did Idol sneak a Stevie Wonder version of "We Can Work It Out" into the lineup? How do they do that!? I like Stevie as much as the next girl, but there’s only so much “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” a person can take.
Gentlemen of American Idol, for the good of good music, stop singing insipid, overplayed pop. In a perfect world, the producers of Idol would devote some time promoting the surplus of amazing male singer/songwriters out there. So Idol guys, grab the bull by the horns and remember… you’re men! The tenor, the bass and the baritone are sexier than the screeching female soprano. Do a service to your gender, stop singing Phil Collins, and consider the following options:
Instead of Elton John:
Sing some Scott Matthews.
SUGGESTIONS: BBC Radio put “Elusive” on heavy rotation, and rightly so; the track is arguably the best on the album. For a rollicking number that showcases Scott’s sliding guitar, listen to “The Fool’s Fooling Himself.” Also check out the upbeat “Dream Song,” if for no other reason than its fun Eastern instrumentation (is that a tabla I hear?).
Instead of Phil Collins:Sing some Andrew Bird.
SUGGESTIONS: The Mysterious Production of Eggs is a prolific album, and “Measuring Cups” is one of the more prominent tracks on it. Bowl of Fire’s “Candy Shop” from Oh! The Grandeur is a time warp back to an old-timey jazz parlor. For a taste of Andrew’s very impressive trademark whistling, listen to “First Song” from Weather Systems.
Instead of Stevie Wonder:
Sing some Rufus Wainwright.Idol desperately needs to cede Stevie’s stale slots to another pianist. Rufus has one of modern music’s most recognizable voices, a melodic baritone that rises and falls like tides when not twisting in jazzy rifts. He plays piano and guitar, and is a gifted lyricist. He has overcome assault and drug addiction to become a colossal success. His decade long career has seen five critically acclaimed albums as well as acting gigs in some major motion pictures. Rufus is Hollywood’s go-to guy for great soundtracks; his music has appeared in Moulin Rouge!, Brokeback Mountain, and I Am Sam (an album filled to the brim with good Beatles covers).
SUGGESTIONS: Every track on Poses is brilliant, but first-time Wainwrighters will enjoy his poppy ode to guilty pleasures, the reprise of “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk.” Also check out the American anthem, “Going to a Town” from Release the Stars. Rufus loves opera (in fact, he’s composing one of his own); for an innovative use of Giuseppe Verdi lyrics, there’s “Barcelona” from his self-titled debut.
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